Overview

• Flint Davis, 22, was indicted on three counts of manslaughter and two counts of first-degree assault, plus misdemeanors for reckless operation, failure to follow boating rules and boating without a safety certification.
• Court records say Davis’s Nitro bass boat was traveling about 67 mph when its bow struck the front starboard side of a Center Console vessel near Burr’s Island around 7 a.m. on April 16.
• The crash during day two of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational killed Joey M. Broom, 58, John K. Clark, 44, and Jeffrey C. Little, 62, with two victims drowning after being thrown overboard.
• Davis was booked into the Cullman County Jail and released on bonds totaling $115,000, and the district attorney scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon.
• Families of the victims have filed civil suits against Davis, Major League Fishing, its president Boyd Duckett and a guide service, while Davis’s attorney says he was not impaired and did not see the other boat.